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Chapter 51: The Space Between Crisis
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2026-09-10 03:00:59Aria's POV
The domain separated us immediately.Not physically we were all still in the same space, still visible to each other, still standing on the same ancient ground beneath the same nameless sky. But the bond was gone and the connection between Lyra and Sorin had quieted and the four of us were suddenly, completely, alone in the specific way that has nothing to do with proximity.Alone inside ourselves.I pressed my thumb over the pendants through my
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